Steve
Mostly Harmless
I heard an interesting aphorism today. Hanlon's razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by stupidity."
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Steve
Mostly Harmless
Today's a great day (IMO) for some big band era music. Been running through some old 78s, and just listened to one of my favorites from the GOAT tenor banjo player, Harry Reser. Unlike the five string banjo, which is usually played with finger picks, the tenor banjo has four strings and is played with a single pick. So, this kind of speed is amazing.
For comparison, you can see this guy (who is really good) not quite able to keep up with the original. Damn good attempt, though.
For comparison, you can see this guy (who is really good) not quite able to keep up with the original. Damn good attempt, though.
seen some malicious stupidity though as of late
I love Hanson’s razor. I learned it after I’d begun teaching a less-concise similar principle to managers. It’s a good place to start from in disagreement, especially if taken less than literally - they don’t have to actually be stupid.
well, it's a fine line between ignorance nad stupidity
and it is basically just the willingness (or lack of) to address the state of ignorance we all experience at times
dvcochran
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Yep. There is a whole lot going on out there that can be attributed to both. I am not a good enough orator to navigate a conversation with some of the mentalities out there. Someone 'stupidly' doing or having malice would be a though nut for me to crack.
Hanlon's razor is a great real world way of thinking IMHO. A very good way of describing how one should not 'walk around on egg shells' to me.
Steve
Mostly Harmless
Asked for IT assistance this morning.
Me: Hi. I'm trying to print to PDF, and the files I'm getting are corrupt 0kb files.
IT: Is it a virtual printer or a network printer?
Me: Virtual, I guess? I'm trying to print directly to a PDF.
If one is printing to directly to a file, how could that be a network printer???
Me: Hi. I'm trying to print to PDF, and the files I'm getting are corrupt 0kb files.
IT: Is it a virtual printer or a network printer?
Me: Virtual, I guess? I'm trying to print directly to a PDF.
If one is printing to directly to a file, how could that be a network printer???
AngryHobbit
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Well, I had the "before" pictures. But, until then, I'd never seen him without a beard. Not ever.
AngryHobbit
Senior Master
As a very intense introvert, I could do this indefinitely, had I not been missing my YMCA friends. We've been doing Zoom classes - and that helps.
By the way, the whole brushing my teeth thing WITHOUT rinsing is going quite well and on schedule! The odd time out of habit I rinsed, but it's becoming more natural.
I know you have all been wondering, and thinking... "... I wonder how he's going with that..... hope it's been successful..."
I know you have all been wondering, and thinking... "... I wonder how he's going with that..... hope it's been successful..."
Steve
Mostly Harmless
Oral hygiene is critical. While we're on the subject, I read once that in Australia, your dentists rarely use a local anesthetic to numb you for fillings and such. Is that true?
I must have missed a post-why the change?
Steve
Mostly Harmless
Nope. I'm not going to post The Shake Weight from South Park. Nope, to early here to laugh that hard.
Steve
Mostly Harmless
You know what's really funny. I didn't mean to post a link to that video. I posted that one a while back in another thread, and it's beyond me how it showed up.Nope. I'm not going to post The Shake Weight from South Park. Nope, to early here to laugh that hard.
Here's the video I thought I was sharing... which answers the question, "Why is @_Simon_ not rinsing his toothpaste?"
Steve
Mostly Harmless
And down the YouTube rabbit hole I go. This had me rolling:
spottify is spying on me,
Although I am not sure, through google?
I started a playlist 'Summer' with a few classics
Like the Bacadi song (mid 80s), a little of the Beach Boys (Kokomo, also mid 80s)
Next thing I know I am listening to (mostly European) songs from the 80s, and drive out of Walmart parking lot, singing along to a German tune at the top of my lungs!
With the windows DOWN of course!
Although I am not sure, through google?
I started a playlist 'Summer' with a few classics
Like the Bacadi song (mid 80s), a little of the Beach Boys (Kokomo, also mid 80s)
Next thing I know I am listening to (mostly European) songs from the 80s, and drive out of Walmart parking lot, singing along to a German tune at the top of my lungs!
With the windows DOWN of course!
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